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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

justice of the peace for St. Mary's county, and also

of James H. Saunders, constable of said county, in

such amounts as he may deem fair and equitable.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the Treasurer be

Directed to pay

directed, upon the warrant of the Comptroller, to pay
to said parties the several amounts as awarded by

the Comptroller.

Approved April 11th, 1874.

CHAPTER 381.

AN ACT to provide for the restoration of certain

ancient records in the office of the Register of

Wills of Anne Arundel county.

WHEREAS, There are in the office of the Register of

Wills of Anne Arundel county, records of wills from

the year sixteen hundred and thirty-five to seventeen

Preamble.

hundred and seventy-seven, of lands situate in many

of the counties of the State, and other records of

wills since seventeen hundred and seventy-seven, of

lands in Anne Arundel County, some of which

records need to be copied and rebound for the pur-

pose of preserving them ; therefore —

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of

Maryland, That the Register of Wills of Anne

Arundel county, be and he is hereby authorized and

empowered, under the direction of the judges of the

Authorized to
have records

Orphan's Court of said county, to have such of the

copied.

said records copied in whole or in part and rebound.

as in the judgment of said judges may require restor-

ation ; and also to make two indexes of said records,

one from the year sixteen hundred and thirty-five

to seventeen hundred and seventy-seven; and the

other from the last named year to the year eighteen

hundred and seventy-four, upon the most approved

plan for easy reference.